How Long 'til Black Future Month?: Stories

Three-time Hugo Award winner and NYT bestselling author N. K. Jemisin challenges and delights readers with thought-provoking narratives of destruction, rebirth, and redemption that sharply examine modern society in her first collection of short fiction, which includes never-before-seen stories.

"Marvelous and wide-ranging." -- Los Angeles Times"Gorgeous" -- NPR Books"Breathtakingly imaginative and narratively bold." -- Entertainment Weekly

Spirits haunt the flooded streets of New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. In a parallel universe, a utopian society watches our world, trying to learn from our mistakes. A black mother in the Jim Crow South must save her daughter from a fey offering impossible promises. And in the Hugo award-nominated short story "The City Born Great," a young street kid fights to give birth to an old metropolis's soul.

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Published Aug 13, 2019

448 pages

Average rating: 7.14

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Oree
Jun 25, 2025
6/10 stars
I thought some stories were interesting that I wish they were longer and some boring. A lot of them had interesting concepts.
BlurbsByBrunna
Jun 15, 2025
9/10 stars
4.25
ammareadabook
Dec 18, 2020
although, i did not connect with every story in this collection but the one's that i enjoyed still resonate. and the consistent theme throughout the collection was strong writing. i cannot wait to read one of the author's full length novels.

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